April 20: "Even after they signed the star of their [cornerback] class, Keenan Lewis, [the Saints] continued to pursue veterans Nnamdi Asomugha and Tracy Porter. Clearly, the Saints want to improve their pass defense, with an emphasis on physical corners who can handle man-to-man press coverage. That makes Florida State's Xavier Rhodes a very realistic option with the Saints' first-round pick. He's a big, physical corner at 6 feet 2, 210 pounds, and he's projected to go off the board somewhere between the 10th and 20th pick." - Mike Triplett, New Orleans Times-Picayune

April 9: "With 15th pick, Saints would likely need to trade up to get L. Johnson. But I asked Sean Payton about LT and said it keeps him up at night." - Sean Jensen, Chicago Sun-Times

March 3: "We understand both the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints will look hard at defensive backs in the early rounds of the draft." - Tony Pauline